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P. L. WHITE. I COMBINED GOTTONLPLANTER AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

Patented Aug. 26, 1884..

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ATTORNEYS.

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P. L. WHITE.

GOMBINBD COTTON PLANTER AND FERTILIZER DI$TRIBUTER. No. 304,151. IPatented Aug. 26, 1884.

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FRANK LEW'IS YVHITE, OF LEBANON, TENNESSEE.

COMBINED COTTON-PLANTER AND FERTILlZER=DlSTRiBUTER.

QEPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 3043151, dated August26, 1884:.

I Application filed September 17, 1883. (No model.)

To (0% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK LEWIS WHITE, of Lebanon, in the county of"Wilson and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Combined Cotton- Planters and Fcrtilizer-Distributers,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a plan view of my improvement, partly in sectionand parts of the hopper-covers being broken away. Fig. 2, Sheet 1, is asectional side elevation of the same, taken through the broken line x m,Fig. 1. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 4, Sheet2, is a sectional plan view of a part of the same, taken through theline y 3 Fig. 3, and showing the relative position of the openers,conducting-spouts, beddingplows, and covering-roller. Fig. 5, Sheet 2,represents the inner side of one of the pawlcarrying disks. Fig. 6,Sheet 2, represents the ratchet-recess in the outer end of a wheeLhnb.

The special object of this invention is to facilitate the planting ofcotton-seed and the distribution of fine fertilizers, and to pro moteuniformity in such operations.

The invention consists in a combined fertilizer-distributor andcotton-planter constructed with wheels and axle and a frame carrying twohoppers-one in front of the otherprorided with discharge-wheelsconnected with each other and the axle by chains and chainwheels, thesaid frame being also provided with a furrow-opening plow and coveringplows for bedding the soil with the fertilizer, and with afurrow-opening spring-runner pro vided with covering-teeth, and a rollerfor planting the seed, as will be hereinafter fully described, andspecifically set forth in the claims. 7

A represents the drive-wheels, the axle B of which revolves in bearingsattached to the side bars of the frame G, alittle in the rear of thecenters of thesaid side bars. The ends of the front cross-bar of theframe 0 project,

and to them are pivoted the standards 1) of i the covering is completedby the concaved 10o caster-wheels E, to support the forward end of themachine. The hubs of the drive-wheels A are recessed, and in the innersurface of the rim or shell thus formed are ratchet-teeth F, with whichengage pawls G, held out against the said ratchet-teeth by springs H,attached to the said pawls and resting against the side of the axle B.The pawls G are pivoted to disks I, placed upon the axle B, and kept inplace and from turning by linchpins J, passing through the hubs of thesaid disks and through the said axle. The disks 1 are made of such asize as to close the recesses in the outer ends of the hubs of thewheels A.

To the axle B is attached achain-wheel, K, around which passes anendless chain, L. The endless chain L also passes around a smallerchain-wheel, M, attached to the end of ashort shaft, N, which revolvesin bearings in the sides of the hopper O. The hopper O is socured to therear middle part of the frame 0, and to the shaft N, within the saidhopper, is attached a small wheel, I, from the opposite side of whichproject pins Q, to agitate the cotton-seeds and cause them to pass outregularly through the opening in the bottom of the hopper.

' To the bottom of the hopper O is attached a funnel-shaped or taperedspout, R, to guide the seeds into the conductor-spout S, which is madeof leather or other flexible material, and is suspended from thefunnel-spout R by pins T, attached to the said spout R, and which passthrough slits or other apertures in the upper part of the said spout S.The lower end of the flexible conducting-spout S is inserted in theupper end of the tube U, which is made larger than the said spout-s S,and is attached at its lower end to the forked rear end of thefurrow-opening runner V.

, The forward part of the runner Vis curved upward, is attached atitsend to a cross-bar of the frame G, and is made elastic, so that thesaid runner will beheld down to its work by its own elasticity.

To the rear ends of thcbranchcs of the runner V are attached teeth \V,to fill the furrow opened by the said runner and cover the seed. Thesoil is pressed down upon the seed and roller X, which revolves upon thestraight middle partof the bail Y. The ends of the bail Y have eyesformed in them, and are hinged to the frame by staples Z, eyebolts,hooks, or other suitable means, so that the said roller can adjustitself to the surface of uneven ground. To the other end of the shortshaft N is attached a chain-wheel, (1., around which passes an endlesschain, 2'). The chain I) also passes around the chaiuwhcel c, at-

tached to the end of the short shaft d, which revolves in hearings inthe sides of the hopper e. The hopper e is attached to the forward partof the frame 0, directly in front'of the r 5 hopper O, and. to the shaft(Z, within the said hopper e, is attached a small whee], f, to the rimof which are attached lugs or cross-heads g, to push the fertilizer outthrough the discharge-opening in the bottom of the hopper e. To thebottom of the hopper c is attached a funnel-shaped spout, 7b, to guidethe fertilizer into the conducting-spout 1 through which the saidfertilizer passes to the ground. The cond noting-spout t is made ofleather or other 2 5 suitable flexible material, and is suspended fromthe spout It by hooks or pins 9', attached to the said spout J1, andwhich pass through slits or other openings in the sides of the upper endof the said flexible spout The con ducting-spout i is kept in place bythe guardrod is, the upper end of which is attached to one of the pinsor hooks j, and upon its lower end is formed a laterally-projecting eyeto re ceive the said spout, as shown in Fig. 2. The spent '1; is made ofsuch a length as to conduct the fertilizer into the furrow opened by theplow Z, so that the said fertilizer will not be scattered by the wind.Theplowl is attached to the lower end of the standard m, which has 40laterally-projecting journals or formed upon or attached to the oppositesides of its upper end to work in bearings 0, attached to the frame 0,to hinge the said standard to the said frame. The furrow opened by theplow Z is filled or partially filled, and the fertilizer is covered bysoil tin-own by the turnplows p, at tached to the lower ends of thestandards g, which have journals 1' attached to or formed upon theopposite sides of their upper ends to work in bearings formed in orattached to the frame C, in such positions that the plows will fill thesaid furrow and cover the fertilizer in advance of the runner V.

To the frame 0, in front of the standards at 5 q q, are attached theupper ends of the curved bars 16, the lower of which pass through slotsin the lower parts of the said standards, and have pins it passedthrough them for the rear sides of the standards to rest against, sothat the said standards will be supported against the draft-strain andat the same time can be raised freely. Several holes are formed in thebars t to receive the pins u, so that the inclination of the standardsin q 1 can be regulated at pleasure.

To the lower parts of the standards m q q or long links, if desired:

and the rear part of the opener V are attached the lower ends of thechains 2 the upper ends of which are hooked 'upon hooks 20, attached tothe forward part of the lever 00. The middie parts of the chains 22 canbe formed of rods The latter construction is shown in the drawings. Thelever a: is pivoted to an upright, 1, attached to the frame 0 betweenthe hoppers 0 e, The rear 7 end of the lever 00 extends back into such aposition that it can be readily reached and operated by the driver, andmoves up and down along an upright bar, .2, attached to the rear part ofthe frame 0, and provided with pins or teeth, so as to hold the saidlever in any position into which it may be adjusted.

To the center of the forward end of the frame 0 is attached the tongue1, which is provided with a double-tree, 2, and whiiiietrees 3, in theordinary manner. Vith this construc tion, as the machine is drawnforward, a deep furrow is opened by the plow Z, the fertilizer isdropped into it, and is covered by the plows p. The furrow is againopened by the opener V to a less depth than before,leaving the fortilizer covered with a thin stratum of soil, and the cotton-seed isdropped, and is covered by the teeth V and roller X.

If desired, the machine can be made wider, 5 so as to plant two rows ata time. In this case four horses should be used to draw it, and thedrive-wheels A should be so arranged as to ser e as rollers to press thesoil down upon the seed.

By detaching the fertilizer and seed-dropping appliances and thefurrow-opening run ner and adding another plow-standard and plow themachine can be used as a cultivator.

I do not abandon or dedicate to the public any patentablc features setforth herein and not hereinafter claimed, but reserve the right to claimthe same, either in a reissue of any patent that may be granted uponthis application or in. other applications for Letters Pat- 1 [0 cutthat I may make.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and de'sircto secureby Letters Patent 1. A combined fertilizer-distributer andcotton-planter, constructed substantially as here- 1 1 5 in. shown anddescribed, and consisting of the wheels and axle and the frame carryingtwo hoppers, one in front of the other, provided with discharge wheelsconnected with each other and the axle by chains and chain-wheels, 1 20the said frame being also provided with a furrow-opening plow andcovering-plows for bed ding the fertilizer, and. with a furrow-openingspring-runner secured to frame C, and provided with covering-teethintegral therewith, i

and a roller for covering the seed, as set forth.

2. The curved spring furrow -runner V, V forked at its rear end, andthere provided with inward and downward projecting coveringteeth W, anda guide-tube, U, within said 1 0 forked portion, substantially as setforth.

3. In a combined fertilizer-distributor and cotton-planter, thecombination of the hoppers 0 6, provided with shafts N (2, respectively,each carrying a discharging whee], chainwheels M a on shaft Natoppositesides of the hopper O, and chain-wheel c on the shaft cl, with the axle13, its chain-wheel K, and the endless chains L Z), the former passingaround the chain-Wheels M K and the latter around the chain-wheels (a 0,whereby the seed-discharging wheels are driven from the axle,substantially as set forth.

4. In a combined fertilizer-distribnter and cotton-planter, the frame 0,carrying the pivoted plowstandards m g g, perforated curvedsupporting-bars t, and their pins u, in combination with lever 00,pivoted to standard 12;, and provided with hooks at its forward end foren gaging the connecting-chains of the said standards m q q, and acatch-bar, 2, at the rear end of the frame, for engaging the rear end ofthe lever, whereby the plow-standards will be sup ported againstdraft-strain, and can be raised freely when desired, substantially asset forth.

5. In a combined fertilizerdistributer and cotton planter, thecombination, with the plow-standards m q q and the spring-runner V, ofthe ehains e, connecting the said plowstandards with the forward end ofthe lever m, pivoted to standard and the catch-bar z for engaging therear end of said lever, substantially as herein shown and described,whereby the said standards and runner can be readily raised andsupported, as set forth.

FRANK LEXVIS W'HITE.

Witnesses:

SAM GOLLADAY, B. J. TURON.

